А знаете ли вы, что существует увлекательная до сумасшествия книга "Beatles Gear"?
В ней очень подробно рассказано обо всем музыкальном оборудовании, когда-либо использовавшимся группой. В книге масса фотографий с указанием, кто, где, когда снят и какую гитару держит в руках.
Информация разложена по годам с 1956 по 1970 и расположена хронологически параллельно с изложением истории The Beatles.
Тем, кто в 60-х годах увлекался их музыкой и разглядывал многократно переснятые фотографии Битлов, всегда было любопытно, что за гитары у ребят в руках. Наиболее продвинутые знали названия производителей некоторых гитар - Хоффнер, Рикенбэкер... Ну, теперь есть возможность расширить свои знания по этой теме.
Книга, естественно, на английском. Отличный повод для изучения языка, между прочим.
Я тут не поленился и составил список мелких главок книги, чтобы можно было прикинуть себе, а стоит ли ее скачивать и читать.
Вот он:
1956-1957
John Lennon, African guitar player In tune with The Quarry Men Tea-chest bass, washboard and drums Lennon meets McCartney A trumpet for a Zenith
1958-1959
George's first guitar The first President and early electronic experiments Getting it recorded A night at the Casbah Aunt Mimi puts down £17 for a Hofner Whose Senator? Cool cats? Talent on show
1960
The audition The Selmer Truvoice Stadium amplifier Drums, or a Rosetti Solid 7 guitar? "Mrs Best's little lad", Pete Hamburg first trip - the Indra and Kaiserkeller clubs A lust for gear John's first Rickenbacker The "unpopular" 325 model "The most beautiful guitar..." Top Ten club - and problems in Hamburg Regrouping in Liverpool
1961
The Rosetti and the purloined strings The Cavern Hamburg second trip - Top Ten club Paul's first Hofner violin bass Tony Sheridan and The Beatles First recording deal It could have been a Strat Early days of PA systems Lennon's Rickenbacker gets wobble and knobs The birth of Mersey Beat newspaper Adrian Barber and the Coffin bass amplification Paris and the Beatle haircut Managing The Beatles
1962
Beatle suits The first 'Beatles' drum-head Hamburg third trip - the Star Club The new fifth Beatle? Abbey Road, George Martin, and better amps Time for new gear Beatles and Vox George and the Gibson ES-335 A Quad for Paul From Pete to Ringo Second round at EMI New jumbos - Gibson's J-160E Painting the Rickenbacker 325 The Cavern PA system Fifteen clubs a day Star Club on tape
1963
Beatles' roadie Mal Evans Another British package tour New bass amp for Paul Buying gear in London Ringo's first Ludwig kit - and a new Beatles logo Ludwig - "a drummer's dream" George and the Gretsch Country Gentleman Back to the studio, then back on the road... A new Vox line-up The second album Birth of The Beatles Monthly Book fan magazine George and an Australian Maton Early studio effects Holidays ... and a Rickenbacker for George Jim Burns and John's Rickenbacker New Hofner bass for Paul Almost gone in Scotland Another Country Gent for George A tour for the autumn Ringo and the Lu Christmas show and Gibson lost Vox supply more volume
1964
Conquering America No to Rickenbacker amps... yes to their 12-strings More Rickenbackers Enthralling the States - the first Ed Sullivan TV show First American concert John's second Rickenbacker 325 Whatever happened to John's first Rickenbacker? Ringo tries Turkish, George goes classical A Hard Day's Night The third Hofner bass: a gold-plated caper All that glitters... Missing 12-strings, and a hacked-off Backer Another Ludwig for Ringo - and a piano that sounds like a guitar Beatle strings and things The Vox Python strap Instant Beatle Yet more new Vox gear Vox in America Beatles first American tour Fender wants The Beatles Ringo's gold-plated snare John's second Gibson J-160E Back to the UK The Beatles feed back Rickenbacker 12-String or Vox Mando-Guitar? Gretsch George Harrison 12-String New guitars for Christmas When is a guitar not a guitar? Rickenbacker Beatlebacker in the UK
1965
Sonic blue Fender Strats for John and George The Framus Hootenanny Finishing the Help! sessions The Continental George loses a Gretsch Another new Ludwig for Ringo, and a Mellotron for John Back in the USA George's second Rickenbacker 12, and a Rick bass for Paul Back in the studio - George and the sitar Fender Bassman and Hammond organ Slap on a capo The Vox Tone Bender A Gibson ES-345 for George
1966
Geoff Emerick and The Beatles New Vox and Fender amps New guitars: Casinos and an SG Gretsch 6120 and Burns Nu-Sonic Bass ADT: Ken's flanger... and using headphones in the studio Pulling strings Back on tour - plus the original thriller in Manilla The Vox Super Beatle amp Outdoor sound systems When the rain comes... John's Guild Starfire 12-string Shea Stadium; no to Rickenbackers Metamorphosis into a studio band 'Strawberry Fields' and the Mellotron More new Vox amps - solid state of the art
1967
Recording The Beatles A DI In The Life? Strawberry Fields for vinyl More keyboards and the Lowrey organ The influence of Eastern music Paul's Fender Esquire guitar and Selmer Zodiac amp John and the Clavioline The Beatles experience All you need is a song Painting guitars Brian Epstein dies - the beginning of the end Electric sitar Vox prototype guitar John's Martin D-28 acoustic guitar
1968
Vox wah-wah pedal Meditation in India New relationships Back in the studio for The White Album Stripping guitars for the natural look The Apple grows Fender tries again Studio life goes on More classic tracks - and George's Gibson J-200 George's Lucy, the Gibson Les Paul Fender six-string bass and more amps Les Paul weeps Happiness is a cool studio
1969-1970
A non-pearl Ludwig for Ringo, and new Fender amps Making Get Back at Apple Billy Preston: the last fifth Beatle - and a Fender Rhodes piano George's Rosewood Telecaster, and a Leslie speaker Lap of luxury The roof-top final performance Get Back: the album that never was Peace at last Another Abbey Road photo opportunity One last album - Abbey Road The Beatles and the Moog synthesiser Plastic Ono Band - nervous in Toronto Eric Clapton & Friends A missing Les Paul The end of the Sixties, the end of The Beatles Let It Be
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